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Old 13-07-2004, 11:12 AM
Janet Baraclough..
 
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Default mystery pond fish ?

The message
from "dave @ stejonda" contains these
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In message , suspicious minds
writes
Goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) are not Crucian carp (Carassius
carassius) although they can interbreed.What you are probably thinking
of are Gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio)which are a subspecies of
goldfish. Incidently the often illegal introduction of goldfish into
lakes and rivers is threatening the viability of crucian carp (our only
indigenous species of carp) as a species because of the fact that they
can hybridise.


Please, enough of these posts full of made-up words!


Crass gibelish is excruciating , but this is urg after all. Stop carping.

Janet.